228 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 311 service requests, 59 rodent inspections, 54 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 45.3. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-08-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · Consumer Complaint (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · Air Quality (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | METRO PROPERTIES LLC |
| Head officer | LORENC AGAJ |
| Managing agent | U.S.REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,353,600 | $609,120 |
| 2026 | $1,562,000 | $702,900 |
| 2027 | $1,874,000 | $843,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 38% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 103 St — 6 · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 104 St — M101 M102 M103 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 103 St & Lexington Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: The Lexington Academy. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
1633 Lexington Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by U S REALTY CORP — 8 buildings, 259 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B3 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1273 Pacific Street | BK | 49 | A |
| 475 Ocean Avenue | BK | 48 | C |
| 141 St Marks Place | SI | 42 | C |
| 516 Washington Avenue | BK | 42 | A |
| 1095 East 15 Street | BK | 36 | B |
| 1360 East 14 Street | BK | 30 | A |
| 1631 Lexington Avenue | MN | 6 | B |
| 1633 Lexington Avenue | MN | 6 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,925,000 on 2018-06-26 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-31 | M&CON $6,300,000 — from METRO PROPERTIES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,300,000 | |
| 2020-01-31 | AL&R $6,300,000 — from METRO PROPERTIES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,300,000 | |
| 2018-06-26 | Mortgage $1,925,000 to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,925,000 | |
| 2018-06-26 | AL&R $1,925,000 to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,925,000 | |
| 2014-10-07 | AL&R $4,575,000 — from METRO PROPERTIES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,575,000 | |
| 2014-10-07 | Mortgage $1,571,954 — from METRO PROPERTIES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,571,954 | |
| 2014-10-07 | Agreement $4,575,000 — from METRO PROPERTIES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,575,000 | |
| 2012-12-03 | Agreement $3,113,881 — from GOLDENBERG, LEON; LIPMAN, MICHAEL; METRO PROPERTIES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,113,881 | |
| 2011-02-10 | Agreement $3,200,000 — from METRO PROPERTIES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,200,000 | |
| 2011-02-10 | Mortgage $2,483,634 — from METRO PROPERTIES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,483,634 | |
| 2011-02-10 | AL&R $3,200,000 — from METRO PROPERTIES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,200,000 | |
| 2004-08-20 | Mortgage $46,000 — from METRO PROPERTIES LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $46,000 | |
| 2004-08-20 | Agreement $1,100,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to METRO PROPERTIES LLC | $1,100,000 | |
| 2004-08-20 | AL&R $1,100,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to METRO PROPERTIES LLC | $1,100,000 | |
| 2004-08-20 | Agreement $100,000 — from METRO PROPERTIES LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING THROUGH ITS | $100,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2019 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 21 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Every one of the 228 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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